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VALUES

VALUES

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The moral science teacher posed puzzling questions every time he taught his students.

Once, he asked,” what is a home?”.

“The place where we live”, said the pupils.

“And what makes a home?” asked the teacher. Some said concrete while others said the family.

“Anyone has a different answer?” asked the teacher.

Suddenly the boy...

THE THEFT

THE THEFT

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He patiently waited till everyone slept and then, he slowly tip-toed to the room where the box was ‘hidden’.

He had become a thief in his own house but he couldn’t help it. With great difficulty he found the precious box and  opened it  to find the ‘valuables’ inside.

“Damn diabetes”! he...

EMOTIONS

EMOTIONS

He spotted her in a crowded market after years. His heart didn’t skip a beat. Freedom at last !

As he turned to go, he paused to take  one last look at her.

The heart had ‘matured’ enough to know where to draw the line , yet, it couldn’t liberate itself from the ‘innocent’ emotions. It had...

QUIT

QUIT

Out of the five calls made, none had time to speak. First was busy at office, second was busy shopping, third was at the movie hall, fourth was driving and fifth didn’t respond.

The news of his death next day made them wonder as to why he ‘quit’.

Little did they realise that the ‘depressed’ soul made...

ENIGMA

ENIGMA

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She was a ‘diva’, single and famous. Her contemporaries  were jealous of her success.

Yet, every night, as she lay down, loneliness engulfed her and sleep eluded her.

She had dreamt of having a simple life but her quest for more, turned her life into an ‘enigma’.

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Indefinite Wait

Indefinite Wait

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They said their good byes. He asked her to wait for him till he returned from his job overseas.

Years later she ‘heard’ he was coming back. She was ecstatic. She waited for him at the same spot at the station from where he had left, while, he, a completely changed...

Darkness

Darkness

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Mom always told her to be careful when in darkness. But she feared light more. For darkness was infamous, but light brought more harm.

She could hide herself in darkness but light revealed everything , the ‘predators’ behind familiar faces and dual faced ‘diplomats’ behind the loved ones.

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The Alumni Meet

The Alumni Meet

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An alumni meet was organized 30 years after their batch graduated. It was an eagerly awaited event.

He was the most excited amongst them to meet his childhood friends. But when he went to the event , he couldn’t meet his friends.

What he met was a bunch of arm chair philosophers...

A Life Well Spent

A Life Well Spent

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She found it difficult to narrate her life in 140 characters.

Instead , she wrote,

“A life well spent”.

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Freedom At Last

Freedom At Last

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She hesitantly went inside the cosmetics shop and bought the latest cosmetics with a child like glee.

The accidental death of her ‘sadist’ husband set her free. Her new found freedom had brought her happiness that she hadn’t known before.

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